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“DWTS” has some tweaks to unveil, from three new pros to increased use of two relatively unfamiliar-to-the-show dances. Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Anna Trebunskaya and Chelsie Hightower are out; in exchange, Glev Savchenko and Lindsay Arnold join the family, and Sharna Burgess moves up from the Troupe. In what feels like an unfair advantage for three couples, Contemporary – and the lifts allowed with that dance style – will be performed this evening along with the usual Week 1 cha-chas and foxtrots. (Why unfair? Lifts often lead to oohs and aahs from viewers, and Contemporary is a hard dance to evaluate. “You know it when you see it,” a dancer friend of mine told me.) Jazz comes along later this season.

As is often the case with the spring lineup, viewers will have a chance to bond with the dozen celebrities and their pros for two weeks rather than one before the first elimination. Will you root for the football player? One of the country-music singers? The recently revealed 12th contestant, the Bachelor, Sean Lowe? Maybe someone will surprise you. In the meantime, let’s get our Tom Bergeron fix!

For much of the past decade, the two biggest celebrity-competition reality-show juggernauts arguably have been “DWTS” and “American Idol.” One season after “DWTS” snagged former “Idol” judge Paula Abdul for a week of evaluating couples, the show has its first-ever “Idol” finalist, Season 5’s Kellie Pickler, as a contestant. Derek Hough, widely expected to depart after the All-Star-series run, has come back to form an explosion of short blond hair. But can these people with the same hair do a cha-cha? Kellie looks impressive in rehearsal, with a flexible back, long and limber legs, and a sexy swivel of the hips. It doesn’t quite translate for the live show. While she’s throwing herself into the spirit of the cha-cha, she seems hesitant and tight at times in her footwork. Still, Kellie and her short silver fringe dress (I could picture it on pro Kym Johnson) enjoy the simple act of moving. The judges are enthusiastic but offer points for improvements, mostly on those stiff legs. Score: 21 (Carrie Ann 7, Len 7, Bruno 7).

Boxer Victor Ortiz is paired with the first of the new pros, Lindsay, who comes from “So You Think You Can Dance” and looks like a young Julia Stiles. They have the first foxtrot of the evening, and he’s also the first person to offer a sad story of his upbringing. He began boxing at 7 years old, the same year his mother walked out. His father followed five years later, and he was helping to raise his brothers when he went pro at 17. Victor discovers boxing doesn’t give him the edge he expected in dancing, but he and Lindsay laugh and enjoy each other’s company. Victor oozes charisma in his dance. His foxtrot technique is pedestrian, as he steps more than glides, and he doesn’t know what to do with his arms. But that smile, and the way he and Lindsay beam at each other, makes the audience go crazy. Even Tom notices, saying the smile alone will score him points. Bruno likens the arms to “Gorillas in the Mist” while delighting in the combination of boyish charm and Latin passion. Carrie Ann coos about Victor’s sparkle, and it seems she’s already found her crush of the season. Score: 18 (6s from all three judges).

Last season, the first celebrity to do a Contemporary piece was actress Kelly Monaco, from “General Hospital.” Thus, it is fitting that the first Contemporary number of this season features Kelly’s “GH” co-star Ingo Rademacher. Ingo grew up in Australia and will dance with Aussie pro Kym. He’s athletic and they look incredibly striking together, but are their moves in sync? Carrie Ann offers an explanation for what we’re supposed to look for,or as fellow Speakeasy blogger Josee Rose puts it, “so contemporary is interesting … It’s like modern + ballet. With some crawling. And sex.” Ingo’s wife beater and white drawstring pajama bottoms definitely add to this image. He can lift Kym, and they connect, no question; a couple of standout images feature her leaning into his back. However, Len is right: Kym’s feet were in the air more than they were on the floor. While lifts personify Contemporary, it would be nice to see some actual dance. Carrie Ann and Bruno clash with Len, and Bruno compares Ingo to Bradley Cooper in “Silver Linings Playbook.” Score: 20 (Carrie Ann 7, Len 6, Bruno 7).

New pro No. 2, Glev, previously danced on the Australian version of “DWTS.” In his American debut, he dances a foxtrot with Lisa Vanderpump from the “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.” Glev seems quiet and shy, and Lisa says this feels like an arranged marriage. They’re both tentative in rehearsal, and she remarks more than once on being wed for more than 30 years. She looks more comfortable with her Pomeranian, Giggy, who makes an appearance at the start of foxtrot in a tux and mauve bow tie. Lisa and Glev still don’t appear relaxed with each other on the live show. Their moves don’t match as they should, she has a slight stumble early in the foxtrot, and they need to move more closely together. It’s not a bad foxtrot. It’s just very basic, or as Len puts it, “acceptable but not exceptional.” Bruno makes some extended joking comments about Lisa’s jewels weighing her down. Score (Giggy comes to the skybox for this part): 18 (6s from everyone).

ABC taps into its vault for the next star, D.L. Hughley, one of the Original Kings of Comedy. The actor rose to fame in the 1990s sitcom “The Hughleys.” D.L. discusses his past in a gang and talks about how comedy eventually saved him. He cha-chas with Cheryl Burke and gives himself a new identity: Boogie Fantastic. “Boogie Fantastic” he isn’t in this dance because it’s basically Cheryl moving around him to disguise his lack of movement. The cha-cha steps D.L. does perform look tight and herky-jerky, and even the club moves one throws in to cover a lack of technique aren’t good. He’s off time for the whole routine. Cheryl hasn’t had an early departure since the Tom DeLay injury-induced one in Week 3 of Season 9, but she doesn’t look to be long for the show this year. The judges can’t come up with anything positive to say. Len is harshest: “This was no good.” Bruno and Carrie Ann laugh they’re so horrified, though when they calm down they tell D.L. to practice. Score: 12 (Yes, all the judges break out the rarely used 4 paddles).

Be prepared to hear often about the age of the next competitor, Zendaya Coleman, though now she’s known just by her first name. Zendaya is a Disney Channel star – from “Shake It Up,” which also gave us Season 14’s Roshon Fegan – and she is the youngest-ever “DWTS” contestant at 16. Zendaya’s partner, Val Chmerkovskiy, almost always dances shirtless and was involved last season in a showmance with Kelly. How much will Val have to tame himself and his expression of dance as he performs with a minor – in Contemporary, no less? He does surprisingly well. This Contemporary routine contains actual dancing on the floor as well as lifts, and Zendaya moves briskly and purpose in time with Val. The lifts feel organic and natural, as if the couple was inspired by the music. They aren’t there just to showcase how well Val can lift Zendaya. It’s some of his best choreography on the show, and Carrie Ann and Bruno praise him as well as her. Len said he’s using words he doesn’t expect to in Week 1: “That was great.” Score: 24 (8s from each judge). Backstage, Zendaya and her bubbly nature remind me of Jordyn Sparks when she was on “American Idol.”

When “DWTS” announced its Season 16 cast at the end of February, only 11 couples were revealed. Widespread speculation had Bachelor Sean pegged as Contestant No. 12, a rumor confirmed last week on “Good Morning America.” (Sean and partner Peta Murgatroyd had been practicing their foxtrot before the reveal.) Two previous “Bachelor” veterans, Trista Sutter and Jake Pavelka, hadn’t done that well on the show, and Sean doesn’t look much better. He’s awkward and uncomfortable connecting with the sensuality required in dancing during rehearsal. It’s hard to believe he’s doing a foxtrot, partly because the moves at the start don’t look much like foxtrot and partly because Huey Lewis and the News’s “Power of Love” doesn’t seem like the right song for this dance style. Sean dances wildly and exuberantly, which doesn’t fit the refined foxtrot. Bruno says it was like a “Chippendales version of a ballroom dance.” He and Carrie Ann also make jokes about Sean’s virgin status and sexual innuendo. Side note: The red sequin smoking jacket came from the 1980s, right? Score: 19 (Carrie Ann 7, Len 6, Bruno 6).

Aly Raisman (the show introduces her as “Alexandra”) actually made her “DWTS” debut in November as part of Shawn Johnson and Derek’s freestyle during the All-Star season. Now the London 2012 gold-medal gymnast wants to follow in Shawn’s footsteps with an individual Mirror Ball of her own, and she has Shawn’s first partner, Mark Ballas, to help her get there. Step one: the cha-cha. Mark says Aly is usually sharp in gymnastics, but in dance he needs her to loosen up and have rhythm. He raises his pant legs to show Aly what he wants her legs and feet to do. Aly says she wants to be something other than serious, and she begins her cha-cha with a flirty grin and finger wag. She moves quickly with Mark, and she’s sassy and spunky. Len uses the word “vitality.” Len also says her legs need to be crisper, and Carrie Ann thought the cha-cha was somewhat safe. I’m distracted by the unflattering costume, in which bright pink tassels cling to Aly’s front and double her size. Score: 21 (7s all around).

Aly’s an Olympic champion but not yet an iconic one. The next contestant, however, most definitely is: Dorothy Hamill, the 1976 Olympic ladies’ figure-skating champion. Dorothy was diagnosed with breast cancer five years ago, and she says she watched Kristi Yamaguchi on “DWTS” during her recovery. This served as inspiration. Ingo and Zendaya seem natural choices for Contemporary. It’s an interesting choice on the show’s part to also assign the dance to a woman in her late 50s, but Dorothy and Tristan MacManus are game. The theming and song selection are spot on, with Dorothy moving balletically in a wintry forest to “Tiny Dancer.” She often dances independently of Tristan, a bold move in Week 1. It’s a gentler, softer Contemporary than we usually see, and at times it looks as if Tristan is afraid he might break Dorothy. You can see the figure-skating experience in some of the poses, which would fit right in with a pairs routine at last weekend’s World Championships. The judges pay respect to Dorothy’s history while expressing admiration for the beauty of the routine. Bruno cites, ironically, balance issues. Score: 21 (Carrie Ann 7, Len 7, Bruno 7).

At the top of the show, we saw Country Star No. 1, relative newbie Kellie. Now it’s time for a country legend, Wynonna Judd. Wynonna will perform a cha-cha with last season’s pro winner, Tony Dovolani. He’s already in therapist mode, asking if this is the first time she’s done something for herself since her husband lost his leg in a motorcycle accident several months earlier. Wynonna chokes up; in rehearsal, she expresses trepidation about her dance moves. They aren’t very good on the live show; in fact, she has points where she just stands there if Tony isn’t coaxing her into a movement. When she does move, the cha-cha is sloooow. But since the song is “I Got the Music in Me,” and everyone can tell how nervous Wynonna is, the feedback doesn’t matter much. The judges say she is careful and want to see her do more. They assure her she can do more. For those of you keeping track of celebrities in the audience, Naomi and Ashley Judd are out there to support Wynonna. Score: 18 (straight 6s).

Sharna is the new pro who probably is most familiar to “DWTS” viewers from her time with the Troupe. For her first coupling in the big leagues, she has a foxtrot with comic actor Andy Dick. He gets weepy in rehearsal because he doesn’t want to be a bad dancer, and he feels the opportunity to redeem his life on “DWTS” is undeserved after his decades of drinking and drug use. Andy is in tails and a top hat for his “Witchcraft” foxtrot. He’s playful, and he’s definitely trying. The dance lacks fluidity, yet it has an earnest charm, and Andy is teary and relieved afterward. Bruno compares Andy to Woody Allen, Carrie Ann is charmed but wants him to work on his pancake hands and feet, and Len moans when he says the foxtrot had the “fluidity of ‘Robocop.’” Backstage, co-host Brooke Burke Charvet asks about how a recovering addict such as Andy handles the pressure of “DWTS.” “Oh, you went there,” Andy replies. (I’m taken aback, too.) Score: 17 (Carrie Ann 6, Len 5, Bruno 6).

Jacoby Jones had knee surgery shortly after his heroics in this year’s Super Bowl, limiting the wide receiver’s practice time with Karina Smirnoff to only one week. He’ll have to hope he can get by with some of the dance skills his mother shows off in the rehearsal package. Jacoby and Karina have a lot of purple on, a tribute to his Baltimore Ravens. The lack of rehearsal time is evident, with Jacoby and Karina relying on sex and gettin’ down to sell the dance. You’re not supposed to be hunched over for the cha-cha, yet Jacoby is for almost all of it. His footwork is imprecise. The crowd doesn’t care, eating up Jacoby and Karina’s wiggling and grooving. Len has his head on the table as Carrie Ann laughs, though she also acknowledges “It’s like a big ol’ medley of touchdown dances.” Bruno thinks Jacoby could be Season 16’s sex machine. Score: 20 (Carrie Ann 7, Len 6, Bruno 7).

You’ve met 12 couples, readers. Any favorites yet? Is D.L.Hughley the obvious first one out?

LEADERBOARD

Zendaya/Val : 24

Kellie/Derek: 21

Dorothy/Tristan: 21

Aly/Mark: 21

Ingo/Kym: 20

Jacoby/Karina: 20

Sean/Peta: 19

Victor/Lindsay: 18

Lisa/Gleb: 18

Wynonna/Tony: 18

Andy/Sharna: 17

D.L./Cheryl: 12

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